Example sentences of "know where [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What he then writes almost gives the impression of avoiding the confusion which I diagnosed above : ‘ This is how self-consciousness arises , the capacity to locate oneself within physical and social space … to know where one is and whom one is dealing with and what is expected of one ’ ( 47 ) . |
| 2 | The leaping of a dumb brute can hardly even sustain its conviction that there is a safe landing ( although a reader would appreciate the attenuated implications ) but the added weight of its needing ‘ to know where one is and whom one is dealing with and what is expected of one ’ is far too much . |
| 3 | Living at just the right distance from things is impossible cos one had to move about in order to know where one is — the principle of 2 or more radar points plotting the position of an object . |
| 4 | The following morning six of the travelling journalists showed up innocently for breakfast in Chicago wanting to know where everyone had gone . |
| 5 | ‘ If you have no objection , I 'd like to know where everyone was at the critical time . |
| 6 | ‘ I need to know where everyone is , ’ he said . |
| 7 | No one seems to know where 'e is . ’ |
| 8 | He wants to know where they are living and what they are thinking . |
| 9 | But tennis players do n't seem to know where they are or what the weather is like . |
| 10 | They want information about what the band is doing ; or they want to know where they can get T-shirts , sweatshirts , concert tickets and other merchandise . |
| 11 | The first is to know where they are , that is , acquire positional information , and the second is to use this information appropriately . |
| 12 | Most children like to know where they stand and , although they may argue about bedtime , homework , and so on , they prefer a fairly ordered home life , particularly when they are very young . |
| 13 | Some make preliminary enquiries then wait a few years but many feel it is so desperately important to know where they came from and who they belonged to that they go ahead . |
| 14 | ‘ You need to know where they all are if you work for the Royal Mail , ’ Coltman says . |
| 15 | Individuals need to know where they fit in the organisation , what their responsibilities are in terms of organisation and job control and who is above and below them . |
| 16 | It helps everyone to know where they stand . |
| 17 | ‘ Obviously , the royal couple wanted to remove the uncertainty — more importantly to let the boys to know where they stand . ’ |
| 18 | Those competitors ’ meetings were just attended by a group of distressed individuals who wanted to know where they were going . ’ |
| 19 | It is very natural for you to miss each other , and it is important for you to know where they are and to be able to make contact with them whenever you want to . |
| 20 | I wanted to know where they came from and why : how they were treated ; and what had become of them . ’ |
| 21 | The Cosmos Consumer Protection Plan cover virtually every aspect of your holiday , from the moment you pick up our brochure to the moment you arrive back home , and because we want everyone to know where they stand with us it clearly spells out our obligations to you and your commitments to us when you book a holiday with us from this brochure . |
| 22 | The same could be said of Chimera who nonetheless seem to know where they want to go . |
| 23 | Ruth hurried after him , her heart going in great jolts ; the rain came down bewilderingly , making it difficult to know where they were . |
| 24 | ‘ But I would rather like to know where they are ? ’ |
| 25 | Nobody seemed to know where they came from , but there they were in the Forest : Kanga and Baby Roo . |
| 26 | It 's hard to know where they get to . |
| 27 | Your mother will want to know where they came from . |
| 28 | ‘ Two men , a green BMW , loading up at the back of the house , please do n't fuck me around , ’ Culley said , ‘ because I 'm becoming angry , and I want to know where they 've gone . ’ |
| 29 | Victorine 's voice issued up from the garden below the windows , demanding to know where they were . |
| 30 | Such people like to know where they are . |